The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.